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15 Reactions Americans Had During The 2016 Olympics (So far)

How did you react to Aly Raisman's amazing floor routine and emotional wave goodbye?

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15 Reactions Americans Had During The 2016 Olympics (So far)
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The 2016 Olympics in Rio have been super fun so far (if you're American). Here are some gifs that perfectly explain how we all felt during the different happenings so far.

1. When Michael Phelps beat Chad Le Clos after his taunting:

*Bonus info: Phelps and Le Clos have been rivals since the 2012 London Olympics when the South African swimmer beat Phelps in the 200m butterfly by 0.05 seconds to steal the gold. Phelps originally planned to retire after 2012, but decided to come back and compete in Rio this year.


2. When Simone Biles does literally anything:

*Bonus: Biles has been considered the best gymnast in the world for years but was only 15 years old, one year too young to compete, when the 2012 Olympics started. Now, she is proven to be the best gymnast of all time.


3. When the men's soccer team didn't even qualify to compete in the Olympics:


4. But then you remember that our women's soccer team is MUCH better:

*Bonus: Check out the men's national team's pay vs. the women's national team's pay. You'll fume from the ears for sure.


5. And later you find out that they lost to Sweden even though America was entirely convinced they were unstoppable:


6. When Michael Phelps tied with 2 other swimmers for silver:

*Bonus: He still beat Le Clos.


7. After you watched the French gymnast break his leg on the vault:

*Bonus: He's had surgery and will be fine. That was't the first time he broke that leg. He broke it in three different places before which caused him to miss the 2012 Olympics as well.

8. When Katie Ledecky kept bringing us the Gold:


9. When you read all of the sexist headlines in the media:


10. When you also regained your love and admiration for the best Olympian ever when Michael Phelps took the podium for the last time:

*Bonus: 23 gold medals out of 28 total medals. We're going to miss him.

11. Right after Serena Williams lost her match:

12. The second you found out about Simone Manuel killing it:

*Bonus: She is the first black female swimmer to ever win a gold medal in swimming.


13. When you see how fit everyone at the Olympics is and you still crack open that bag of chips:

*Bonus: Michael Phelps eats 12,500 calories everyday, I'm going for the silver.


14. After Aly Raisman finished her all-around floor routine and started crying:


15. When you look at the medal count:


Stay tuned for the rest of the competitions. There are too many to cover here so catch them live to avoid spoilers!

Go Team USA!

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